1. Kurimanzutto (San Miguel Chapultepec)
Founded in 1999 by Mónica Manzutto and José Kuri, with the support of artist Gabriel Orozco, Kurimanzutto is one of the most influential contemporary galleries in Latin America. It has been highlighted by ArtReview as the most prominent gallery in Mexico. Mónica Manzutto recalls their risky beginnings in the search for the perfect location: “Let’s risk it all”—they took over unusual spaces, from markets to warehouses, before establishing themselves at their current headquarters.
2. Galería OMR (Roma Norte)
Since 1983, OMR has been a key platform for both emerging and established artists within the national and international circuits, including Pia Camil, José Dávila, and Candida Höfer, among others. Recognized as one of the city’s most enduring “blue-chip” galleries, it has participated in major art fairs such as Zona Maco, Art Basel, and Frieze. The gallery also co-founded Lago Algo, a cost-free cultural space in Chapultepec that seamlessly blends art, architecture, and gastronomy.
3. Jumex Museum (Polanco)
Opened in 2013, Museo Jumex operates as a contemporary art laboratory under the umbrella of the Fundación Jumex Arte Contemporáneo. The building, designed by British architect David Chipperfield, is an architectural gem in its own right, featuring multi-purpose rooms, exhibition areas flooded with natural light, and a ground floor seamlessly integrated into an open public space. It stands as a contemporary benchmark driving artistic innovation in Mexico.
4. Galería Hilario Galguera (Roma)
Since opening its doors in 2006, this gallery has distinguished itself through its international focus and avant-garde exhibitions, such as the debut of artist Damien Hirst in Latin America. It has established itself as a benchmark that seamlessly bridges the local and global art scenes, backed by a robust curatorial program featuring both Mexican and international artists.
5. LABOR (San Miguel Chapultepec)
Founded by Pamela Echeverría—former curator at OMR—LABOR is celebrating 15 years as a space where beauty, political art, history, and technology converge. Through exhibitions such as Bread & Roses, the gallery explores the duality between destruction and creation with powerful works by artists like Santiago Sierra and Jill Magid.
